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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Buntu suggest Sizwe do for work back in his home country?

2. By what name does Sizwe introduce himself to the people outside of the bar?

3. At the end of Part 4, what does Buntu collect after Sizwe drunkenly stumbles off?

4. What is Sizwe's first question to Buntu?

5. What does Buntu say to Sizwe in regards to seeing Sizwe's information in Part 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Given the desperation of the situation in which blacks found themselves in Apartheid-era South Africa, is it honorable or dishonorable for Sizwe to claim the identity of a dead man? Explain your answer with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

It is ironic that the only place where Sizwe feels dignified and respected is at a bar - a place of drinking, vices, and escape from reality? Do you agree with this statement? Discuss.

Essay Topic 3

The real Robert Zwelinzima of the play seems to have died a violent death. Discuss whether or not this could be a symbol, and if so, what it could be a symbol of.

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